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. 2021 Jun 24;9:e11616. doi: 10.7717/peerj.11616

Figure 4. ASF Experiment—cytokine mRNA expression in peripheral tissues.

Figure 4

Effects of acute sleep fragmentation (ASF), adrenergic blockade, and their interaction on cytokine (IL1β, TNFα, and TGFβ) mRNA expression levels in EOWAT (A, E, I), heart (B, F, J), liver (C, G, K), and spleen (D, H, L) of mice injected with a pharmacological adrenergic block (phentolamine (Phe) or propranolol (Pro) or vehicle (Veh) and were either subjected to control (CON) or ASF. Sample sizes of each treatment group are listed with their respective bar graph and were analyzed using a two-way ANOVA and Tukey’s HSD post hoc tests. Data shown as means 1 SE for each group and differing letters denotes p < 0.05.